The Guy In Charge Said So One of the go-to ways for most of us silly humans to figure out what’s what is to see what somebody in charge says. Study after study shows this. They put ten people in a room, and dump in an unexpected and complicated task. Time after time, people will […]
Talisman
How To Create A Magic Talisman It’s common in many movies for the hero to have some type of magic object that helps him or her kill the bad guy. Harry Potter had his wand, Luke and all the other Jedi’s have their light saber, Lancelot had the sword from the stone. In this post […]
Unintended Consequences
The Unpredictable Future The human brain is extremely limited in how we perceive things. Our sensory organs can only discern a very tiny window within the data that is hitting them. Even the idea of our conscious minds is not something we fully understand. Some studies indicate that up to 95% of our behaviors are […]
Tragedy Of The Commons
Why Are The Freeways So Crowded? This is a simple idea from economics that has far reaching ramifications. You’ll find it among roommates, farmers and even in the ocean. It’s called the “tragedy” of the commons because that’s how it always ends. Opposite of how everybody thinks it will end. Set Up Imagine you’ve […]
Fiat Death
How Paper Money Slowly Kills Us Quite a bold article, right? There’s plenty of posts from economic and fringe sites about the dangers of fiat currency, but I’d like to focus on how fiat currencies slowly whittle away our motivation. We’ll look at this from a personal development and motivational standpoint. What Is Money? […]
The Dating Instinct
History Of Male Female Relationships Modern relationships are in a state never experienced before. To understand why, we need to take a quick view of the history of male-female relationships, going as far back as we can. We’ll have to make some educated guesses, but the result will be enlightening. It may also be a […]
Childhood vs. Adult Mindset
The Two Mindsets Of Life There are plenty of ways to categorize things. People who are taller than me, and people who aren’t. People who are older than you, and people who aren’t. Things that are edible, and things that aren’t. Things you can afford, and things you can’t. Carnivores and herbivores. Those with loaded […]